This study shows how Marriage and cultural norms still play a major role in determining the mobility of women and their employment outcome and the interrelationships between the two variables. Marriage still plays a restrictive role on the economic empowerment of Egyptian women. The empowerment of Egyptian women, therefore, needs further investment within the institution […]
Utilizing a static Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model for the Egyptian economy, this paper assesses the relative efficiency of VAT versus sales taxes in raising revenue and examines its equity implications. Given that the introduction of the VAT has not been uniform across sectors, it is also of interest to determine the extent to which […]
This paper explores the impact of currency depreciation on the firm-product-destination level exports of Egypt, using a rare dataset of monthly-transaction level custom data over the period 2005-2016. Using computed monthly real exchange rates and product-specific control variables, the empirical analysis is undertaken in two steps. First, we conduct aggregate-level estimations to investigate the response […]
This working paper offers a comprehensive unified model for digital transformation. Its objective is to support the Egyptian government’s efforts in this field. It aims to establish a standard model for the responsible government agencies by unifying the used concepts and the methodology for studying, planning and implementing digitalization initiatives to ensure that they achieve […]
This study presents the main findings of witnesses collected between June and September 2019 among about 20 women operating formal businesses in different sectors, of different size and various legal status. These experiences helped analyze how measures adopted in different countries empowered women to successfully develop their business, create employment and ultimately benefit their domestic […]
This study outlines the “Stochastic Control Approach” technique and presents examples that illustrate the use of this method on two aspects of the Egyptian economy. Specifically, two empirical applications using data on Egypt are discussed in detail: optimal allocation of investment (Part I); and optimal level of reserves (Part II). In both applications, the estimated […]
Egyptian foreign trade figures have deteriorated abruptly after the 2008 global economic crisis, and then continued to go down since the Arab Spring and terrorism events after 2011. Such a deterioration affected firms’ performance (in terms of the quantity and the value of exports as well as the number of exporters). Thus, using firm-level exports […]
Egypt’s Economic Profile and Statistics is an annual booklet containing summary data and information about various aspects of the Egyptian economy. Designed in a graphical and tabular format, this publication is intended mainly for the business community and investors seeking reliable information about the main developments in the Egyptian economy. This edition covers fiscal year […]
This paper examines the factors determining young married women’s marital happiness. It explores economic, institutional and non-economic aspects and finds that economic and institutional variables, namely the labour market outcomes highly impact their marital happiness, while non-economic variables such as the number of children and the female’s religiosity tend to be the main drive of […]